"New Covenant SABBATH KEEPING?"
Do most Christians live up to the biblical standards on child rearing?
Ephesians 6:4: "And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."
PAUL SAID:
"What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means! 16 Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, ***OR TO OBEDIENCE, WHICH LEADS TO RIGHTEOUSNESS***?" (Romans 6:15-16)
Paul says that OBEDIENCE...LEADS TO...RIGHTEOUSNESS.
This word "righteousness" is dikaiosynen. It is the same word used several times in Romans 4 when Paul talks about how Abraham was justified by his faith, that it was credited to him as righteousness (dikaiosynen). The word means righteousness or justification.
It might seem a bit unclear at first what Paul means here in Romans 6:16 when he says that obedience leads to righteousness. Is he saying that obedience results in righteousness in the sense that it results in justification? Is he saying that what we do in obedience somehow leads to our being justified???
Well this word righteousness/justification seems to be quite flexible and can take on different meanings depending on the context. It can be used to talk about righteous living - the righteousness God wants to see in our lives. Or it can be used to talk about being justified - in right standing with God.
But which one does Paul have in mind in Romans 6:16?
Well, many Protestants will not entertain the possibility that Paul is saying that our obedience leads to righteousness in the sense that it leads to our justification. Because, in contrast to the explicit teaching of James, they hold that justification is by faith alone apart from any obedience. And so this may be why the New Living Translation awkwardly translates this part of Romans 6:16 in this way: "You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living."
But is Paul really saying that obedience leads to righteous living? Does that make sense? Obedience IS righteous living... So it would be rather redundant for Paul to tell us that obedience (righteous living) leads to righteous living (obedience). Obedience leads to obedience???
I guess you could force this interpretation and say it means that obedience leads to MORE righteous living, or something like that. But it feels contrived.
Additionally, consider what Paul contrasts this with earlier in the verse. He says "...sin, WHICH LEADS TO DEATH, or obedience, which leads to righteousness."
Paul's point earlier in the verse is that sin leads to DEATH, not that sin leads to sinful living, or even WORSE sinful living. And by "death" Paul is obviously not talking about mere physical death. He's not saying that if we continue to sin, it will lead to our physical death, at which point we will be ushered into the presence of Jesus and welcomed into Paradise. No, if we continue sinning, leading to death, you can be sure the result will not be eternal life and blessing.
Therefore, when Paul says that obedience leads to righteousness, he must mean that obedience leads to righteousness in the sense that it leads to LIFE, that is, salvation, a right standing with God, a right relationship to God, JUSTIFICATION.
Paul is saying that obedience is how we remain in a right relationship to God, and how we are finally justified in the end. We may be justified initially without having done much of anything (we just came to faith, so of course we haven't done much in obedience yet). But we do not REMAIN in a state of justification without doing anything. No, we need to obey in order to stay in a saving connection to Jesus.
Or as James put it, "a man is justified by works, and not by faith alone."
I appreciate NT Wright's clarifying translation of Romans 6:16: "Don’t you know that if you present yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you really are slaves of the one you obey, whether that happens to be sin, which leads to death, OR OBEDIENCE, WHICH LEADS TO *FINAL VINDICATION*?"
Perhaps Wright is taking some license there in how he translates that. But he's trying to bring out something the original Greek readers would have understood from the context. And it certainly fits the teaching of the Lord who said that only those who do the will of his Father will enter the kingdom at the judgment (final vindication), and that "by your words you will be JUSTIFIED, and by your words you will be condemned."
Yes, friends. Paul seems to be telling us that we will be justified by our obedience. Not that we will earn something from God. Don't misunderstand please. God will never be obligated to anyone, and he will never owe us a thing. But he HAS laid down some conditions which we need to meet in order to remain in this unearnable relationship with him, and in order to finally receive the eternal gift he wants us all to have. None of us are entitled to it. But he will only give it to those who walk in faithfulness to the end.
So then, let's lay aside the things that distract us and slow us down, and let's go all out for the Lord Jesus Christ in love and in thanksgiving and in the fear of God.
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"The one who conquers will sit with me on my throne, just as I conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne."
The teaching of Jesus is radical but actually obeying what He says to do is a basic part of following Him.
John 5:25-29: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation."
Genesis 24:64-67: "And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel. For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a veil, and covered herself. And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done. And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death."
Romans 14:16-19: "Let not then your good be evil spoken of: For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another."
Christ follower shares a gospel tract. Does he get it right? Is his presentation missing anything?
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THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST
THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS AT HAND AND JESUS IS LORD
The kingdom of God was opened to us when Jesus came. He is the King, the Son of God, the Savior, and the One who will judge the world. Jesus is the One we must obey if we want to be a part of the kingdom we were created for. Jesus will literally return one day and fully bring in His eternal reign once and for all on a new earth.
From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." -Matthew 4:17
"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven." -Matthew 7:21
"I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." -John 14:6
See also: Kingdom of God - Matt 13:40-50, Mk 1:15, Mk 9:47, Luk 4:42-43, Luk 6:20, Jn 3:3-5, Rom 14:17, Col 1:13, Heb 12:28, James 2:5, 2 Pet 1:5-11, 2 Pet 3:10-13; The authority of Jesus - Matt 3:17, Matt 28:18, Luk 1:32-33, Acts 2:36, Acts 4:12, Acts 9:20, Acts 10:42, Rom 1:1-4, Col 1:15-20, Rev 1:5, 17-18, Rev 19:16
JESUS DIED AND ROSE FROM THE GRAVE
Jesus was crucified but God raised Him from the dead, proving that Jesus is the Son of God. He gave His life as a ransom to free us from our selfish ways and turn us back to God. He suffered, died, and rose again so that we would listen to Him now and be changed into people who love God and do His will. After His resurrection, Jesus ascended to heaven where He is now seated in power at God’s right hand.
"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." -Mark 10:45
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. -1 Peter 2:24
[God] raised him [Jesus] from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places -Ephesians 1:20
See also: Acts 17:30-31, Rom 3:23-24, Rom 4:25, Rom 6, 2 Cor 5:15, 21, Tit 2:14, Heb 9:15, Heb 13:12, 1 Pet 1:18-19, 1 Pet 3:18, 1 Pet 3:22, Rev 1:5, Rev 5:9-10
FORGIVENESS AND NEW LIFE ARE OFFERED TO ALL WHO BELIEVE IN JESUS
All who trust in Jesus and submit to His authority are forgiven by God. They are released from captivity to sin and receive the Holy Spirit to give them power for a new life. This is a gift of God’s grace (kindness/favor), but is not something we can abuse. Scripture urges Christians to remain in the grace of God and warns them not to receive His grace in vain.
To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name. -Acts 10:43
Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. -Acts 2:38
Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. -Romans 6:4
See also: Jn 1:16-17, Acts 13:38-39, Rom 1:5, 1 Cor 15:9-10, Eph 2:8-10, 1 Tim 1:12-17, Tit 2:11-14, Jude 1:4. More on grace - Matt 18:21-35, Acts 13:43, Rom 6:15, Rom 11:22, 2 Cor 6:1, Heb 10:26-30
JESUS WILL RETURN TO JUDGE THE WORLD
Jesus will come back to give to us all according to what we did. Those who follow Jesus and do the will of His Father will be welcomed into His eternal kingdom. But those who continue to do evil will face God's punishment.
"For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation." -John 5:26-29
Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead. -Acts 17:30-31
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men. -2 Corinthians 5:10-11
See also: Matt 16:27, Matt 25:14-46, Acts 3:19-23, Acts 24:24-25, Rom 2:5-11, 1 Cor 6:9-11, Gal 5:19-21, Eph 5:1-8, Ja 5:7-9, Rev 20:11-14, Rev 21:6-8
HOW DO WE NEED TO RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE?
Jesus said, "He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it." -Matt 10:37-39
Being a Christian means a full surrender of your whole life to Jesus as your new King. If you are ready for that commitment, you must repent and be baptized in His name. Then you must learn to obey all He taught and commanded, following Him to the end. God will help you if you are willing and obedient.
"If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." -John 7:38
"He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him." -John 14:21
Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked. -1 John 2:3-6
See also: Mk 8:34-35, Matt 24:12-13, Matt 28:19-20, Luk 13:24, Jn 12:23-26, Jn 15:1-10, Acts 14:22, 1 Cor 9:24 - 10:13, Phil 3:12-15, Heb 12:1-3, 2 Pet 1:3-11, Rev 2:26
**Please read all of the bible verses provided. Even better, read the whole bible!**
[Christ] has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him. -1 Peter 3:22
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne." -Revelation 3:20-21
Hebrews 13:4: "Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge."
Acts 10:15: "And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common."
Luke 14:26-33: "If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth ambassadors, and desireth conditions of peace. So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple."
1 Peter 1:13-16: "Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy."
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.”
Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV https://bible.com/bible/111/eph.2.8-9.NIV
Ephesians 2:10: "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
Psalms 119:38-48: "Establish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good. Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word. So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments. So shall I keep thy law continually forever and ever. And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes."
Proverbs 4:5-9: "Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee."
Proverbs 3:13-18: "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honor. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her."
John 8:42-47: "Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God."
Psalms 11:7: "For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright."
Acts 10:34-35: "Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him."
Colossians 3:12-13: "Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye."
Deuteronomy 11:26-28: "Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse; A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day: And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known."
Titus 1:5-9: "For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers."
One of the passages frequently misinterpreted to advocate marrying another after divorce. Or worse, advocating divorcing one spouse to marry another.
1 Corinthians 7:10-11: "And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife."
Matthew 19:12: "For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it."
When should I forgive?
Luke 17:3-4: "Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him."
1 Thessalonians 5:21-22: "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil."
1 Timothy 5:14: "I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully."
1 Timothy 6:9-11: "But those who are planning to be rich are falling into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, which are submerging men into utter-destruction and everlasting destruction. For* the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils; of which some aspiring to, were misled from the faith and they themselves are staked-through by many sorrows. But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue: righteousness, godliness*, faith, love*, endurance, meekness."
Proverbs 3:11-12: "My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth."
According to man's school of thought, Eternal security, also known as "once saved, always saved", is the belief that from the moment anyone becomes a Christian, they will be saved from hell, and will not lose salvation.
But according to the Bible, someone that was once saved can still fall into sin, die in their sins and go to hell!
2 Peter 2:20-22 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
Let's analyse some examples:
Judas was once saved! One cannot fall away from a place he has never been. So, accepting this falling away as truth, the conclusion is that one can be saved and then "fall away" or lose his salvation. How can a fallen man fall again if he was never saved at first? Acts 1:25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
Judas Iscariot was standing in the Lord, and a follower of Christ before he fell into transgression.
Demas was once saved...
Colossians 4:14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
Philemon 1:24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellow labourers. These are saved labourers that Paul referred to...
But Demas later backslided to love the world....
2 Timothy 4:10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
The book of 1 Cor. 5 was written to believers who have fallen into fornication.
"It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife."
Paul wouldn't have preached to those that are not saved yet in this manner.
The Seven churches in Revelation were saved believers before most of them fell. The Bible recorded their good works. The remedy for them was repentance. Mind you these happened AFTER PENTECOST. The church at Ephesus backslided and left its first love. God out of his infinite mercy, sent a message of warning to them. Can you then say that these Church are not truly saved at first? Then read Revelation 2:1-5 and see their stand before they fell.
Revelation 2:5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
David once fell into sin, Saul once fell into sin, Solomon once fell into sin, Ananias and Sapphire once fell into sin, lucifer once fell into sin! The lists are endless. These people were saved but along the lines, they fell into sin. Some have the grace to repent and utilized it while others wasted it, some don't have the grace to repent.
Those that say these people were not truly saved at first should bring evidence from the Bible and not self assumption. You don't assume the Bible, you believe it!
If once saved forever saved is true, why did the apostles write to believers that they should not commit sin and warned them to flee from fornication? Bible talked about repentance in various chapters. Eternal salvation is for those who always obey God. Once you disobey God, you will lose it just like King Saul in the Bible. The only way to reclaim it is through repentance.
Hebrews 5:9 And being made perfect, he became the author of ETERNAL SALVATION UNTO ALL THEM THAT OBEY HIM;
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Matthew 19:9: "But I am saying to you°, Whoever divorces his wife not over fornication, and should marry another, is committing adultery, and he who marries her who has been divorced is committing adultery."
Some try to use this verse to justify divorce and remarriage. At best, the verse makes no comment on divorce over fornication. An interpretation assuming permission for divorce and remarriage is inconsistent with the rest of Scripture.
The Law of Moses required death for the offenders who committed fornication. The Pharisees are asking Jesus a question of law, "is it lawful?" so Jesus answers precisely. The Pharisees very well knew the penalty for "sexual immorality" of any kind was death, so there was no need to discuss divorce for these cases. The "exception" here is not an exception to allow divorce or remarriage, but rather an exclusion from the discussion; it is an all-inclusive clause to include every non-capital reason one might want to divorce.
We know God disallowed divorce for sexual offenses in the Law of Moses because the penalty was death, not divorce. Then Jesus came along and banned divorce for all non-sexual offenses. Between the two, divorce was prohibited for each and every cause.
The account in Mark 10 without any exception is a separate occurrence when the disciples are asking Jesus privately on the matter with no reference to the Law of Moses and no need to distinguish one case from another.
Mark 10:10-12: "And his disciples in the house asked him again concerning the same thing. And he says to them, Whoever divorces his wife and should marry another is committing adultery against her; and if a woman divorces her husband and should marry another, she is committing adultery."
John 16:17-25: "Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father."
What does it mean to be saved from our sins?
Matthew 1:21: "And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins."
What shall we be saved from? Which Bible verse tells us what it means to be saved?
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Where does the Bible say we're saved from eternal condemnation? The verse you listed says Christ was sent that all might be saved, but doesn't say what we're being saved from.
The verse in Matthew mentions being saved from our sins. Are there other places in the Bible that say we're saved from something else?
What does it mean to be saved? What are we saved from?
Matthew 1:21: "And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins."
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